Do the Bruins beat Texas this past Saturday if they're heading into Austin 0-3? We'll never know, but let's not forget UCLA was coming off a 35-0 loss to Stanford the previous week, its worst ever Pac-10 home loss. The Bruins held the nation's top offense to 3 points through three quarters, as they avoid their worst start since 1971. TEXT BY ADAM MAYA; PHOTO BY MIGUEL VASCONCELLOS

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9. UCLA 27, No. 18 Tennessee 24 (2008)

Rick Neuheisel's debut, after a five-year exile from college football, included two fourth-quarter comebacks, overtime and a game-winning field goal by Kai Forbath. (And four first-half interceptions from Kevin Craft.) UCLA was ranked No. 23 following the victory, the only week it has been ranked since Neuheisel arrived. TEXT BY ADAM MAYA; PHOTO BY MATT A. BROWN

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8. No. 7 UCLA 35, No. 10 Washington 13 (2001)

While Washington might have been a mess off the field, on the field it was still a very good football team. The Bruins blew out the Neuheisel-led Huskies, who won eight games in 2001 and were coming off an 11-1 season the year before. It remains the last time UCLA faced a top-10 team while also being in the top 10. TEXT BY ADAM MAYA; FILE PHOTO

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7. No. 12 UCLA 44, Washington State 41 (2005)

The Bruins mounted their third double-digit, fourth-quarter comeback in as many games, this time trailing 38-21 heading into the final frame. Quarterback Drew Olson threw five touchdowns and Maurice Drew sealed the road victory with a one-yard touchdown run in overtime. TEXT BY ADAM MAYA; FILE PHOTO

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6. No. 20 UCLA 47, No. 10 California 40 (2005)

UCLA survived this battle of unbeatens behind five touchdowns by Drew. Cal came in with a 12-game regular-season winning streak, only to watch the Bruins rally from a 12-point fourth-quarter deficit with three touchdowns in the final eight minutes. TEXT BY ADAM MAYA; FILE PHOTO

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5. UCLA 41, No. 21 Oklahoma 24 (2005)

UCLA held Heisman runner-up Adrian Peterson to 58 rushing yards to knock off an 8-win Oklahoma team that had appeared in the previous two BCS title games. Olson threw three touchdowns to lead the unranked Bruins in what proved to be a springboard toward their best season since 1998. TEXT BY ADAM MAYA; FILE PHOTO

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4. No. 17 UCLA 50, Northwestern 38 - Sun Bowl (2005)

UCLA's season ended much like it played out the previous four months. The Bruins came back. Northwestern scored the game's first 22 points - all in the first quarter - only to see UCLA score the next 36. Receiver Brandon Breazell scored the final 14 for UCLA, returning two onside kicks for touchdowns. The victory gave the Bruins' their seventh 10-win season in school history.

TEXT BY ADAM MAYA; FILE PHOTO

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3. UCLA 30, Temple 21 - EagleBank Bowl (2009)

This one, played in the nation's capital, stood for change. The Bruins closed out 2009 by winning four of their final five games, finishing above .500 for the first time since 2006. Their seven victories were a three-win improvement from a forgettable 4-8 season in 2008. UCLA earned the last one by overcoming a 21-10 halftime deficit on an unfamiliarly icy field. The program's first bowl victory in four years marked the height of the Neuheisel era, until … TEXT BY ADAM MAYA; AP PHOTO

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2. UCLA 34, No. 7 Texas 12 (2010)

Call it the “Texas 22-Step.” UCLA came in as 16-point underdogs, having won only two games against winning teams since 2008, and none on the road against top-10 teams. Since 1998. The Bruins stifled the Longhorns' offense and ran all over their top-ranked rush defense to the tune of 264 yards. It added another proud chapter to UCLA's proud history with Texas, building on the Bruins' 66-3 victory in Austin 13 years ago, aptly dubbed “Rout 66.” After a troubling 0-2 start, UCLA's 2010 season has officially been saved. TEXT BY ADAM MAYA; AP PHOTO

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1. UCLA 13, No. 2 USC 9 (2006)

UCLA's defense pressured. Quarterback Pat Cowan scrambled. Linebacker Eric McNeal tipped, dove and intercepted. USC fell. The Bruins' signature victory of the decade ended a seven-game losing streak in the series and killed the Trojans' bid to appear in a third-consecutive BCS title game. The words “13-9” are forever etched in the minds of this generation's UCLA and USC fans. TEXT BY ADAM MAYA; FILE PHOTO

UCLA is coming off consecutive wins against top-25 teams for the first time since 2001. Will both of them make our list? TEXT BY ADAM MAYA; AP PHOTO

What's Bruin: How did UCLA pull off upset?

Click on the photos to see the 10 best UCLA wins from the past decade.

UCLA has been the bully, and slayed Goliath. It's rallied from behind late against bad teams, and won going away early against good ones. It's prevailed in bowl games, and in some of college football's toughest stadiums.

The only thing missing from the Bruins' resume during the past 10 years is a Rose Bowl victory, much less a BCS bowl appearance. But that's not to say UCLA is without its defining games, a 34-12 stunner at Texas this past weekend proving to be the latest.

Where does the Texas win rank among UCLA's best since 2001? See our countdown to find out.

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